Rovers West Kempsey Hotel win the Dave Hill Shield

The fixture was the grand final in first grade's T/20 competition with the undefeated Rovers side claiming the Dave Hill shield.

Before the big dance, semi-finals at 12:30 saw Rovers WKH defeat South West Rocks Pilot Station Pizza by 60 runs while Nulla KMRSL beat Rovers LJ Hooker by 50 runs.

Rovers captain Jackson Korn won the toss and elected to bat as Dan Baker claimed the first wicket with the score 1/22. Corey Crotty then removed Jarrod Prosper for 21 a few overs later at 2/39.

Mitchell Korn and Jack Wakely combined to add to their solid list of partnerships with 60 runs together before Wakely departed for 23.

Korn continued on, moving his score to 64 which included two 4's and four 6's along with ball replacements as they went MIA through the bush land at the Museum End of Jim Stirling Oval.

Baker was the man to remove Korn before Jackson Korn (14) and Cooper Petterson (13*) helped get the score to 6/149.

Baker (2/18 off 4) and Nick Ingall (2/23 off 4) were the top wicket-takers for Nulla as a chase-able total awaited.

Rovers bowlers Lachlan Munday and Matt 'Ranga' Scott were the first to breakthrough, removing both openers with Nulla 2/20. Munday's wicket saw Ranga land a catch behind his body, reminiscent of Fatty Vautin's all those years ago.

Corey Crotty then looked threatening, hitting two 4's and one 6 before he was bowled by Josh Brenton for 18.

After bludgeoning his way to a half-century in the semi-final, Blake Giddy was the man in form, however Munday (3/17 off 4) ripped through again to claim Giddy for 10 and have Nulla 4/45.

Another Munday wicket brought the score to 5/50 with Flynn O'Loughlin entering and offering handy middle-order runs with 27 off 21, including two 4's and two 6's before he was bowled by Matt Powick at 8/99.

Powick (3/1) then finished off the tail as Nulla were bowled out for 100, delivering the Dave Hill Shield to Rovers.

A presentation following the match saw Cooper Petterson awarded the yellow hat for leading wicket-taker and Mitchell Korn the orange for most runs. Rovers LJH all-rounder Lachie Dowling was winner of the green hat for players player.

Today's (December 18) awarding of silverware was the first in three seasons of cricket for Macleay Valley Cricket Association after the past two were cancelled early due to COVID-19.

"I want to thank everybody for enjoying the day, it's been a trying past 18-months in cricket and life in general so I want thank everyone for sticking with us," MVCA president Mark Smee said at the presentation.

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